The Distance to Here

The Distance to Here is the fourth studio album by the band Live, released in 1999. It debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200, selling 138,000 copies in its first week and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on November 19, 1999.[5][6]

The Distance to Here
Studio album by Live
Released	October 5, 1999
Recorded	At the Site, Village Recorder, A&M Studios and the Plant
Genre	Post-grunge, hard rock
Length	56:04
Label	Radioactive
Producer	Jerry Harrison, Live
Live chronology
Secret Samadhi (1997) The Distance to Here (1999) V (2001)
Singles from The Distance to Here
"The Dolphin's Cry" Released: August 21, 1999 "Run to the Water" Released: March 28, 2000 "They Stood Up for Love" Released: July 11, 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+ [2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Ed Kowalczyk, except where noted.

1. "The Dolphin's Cry" – 4:24
2. "The Distance" – 3:51
3. "Sparkle" – 4:33
4. "Run to the Water" (Kowalczyk, Patrick Dahlheimer) – 4:28
5. "Sun" – 3:32
6. "Voodoo Lady" (Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor) – 4:19
7. "Where Fishes Go" (Kowalczyk, Taylor) – 4:22
8. "Face and Ghost (The Children's Song)" – 4:30
9. "Feel the Quiet River Rage" – 4:36
10. "Meltdown" – 3:55
11. "They Stood Up for Love" (Kowalczyk, Dahlheimer, Taylor) – 4:35
12. "We Walk in the Dream" – 4:22
13. "Dance with You" – 4:37

Personnel

Live

• Ed Kowalczyk – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Chad Taylor – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Patrick Dahlheimer – bass
• Chad Gracey – drums

Additional musicians

• Jerry Harrison – keyboards
• Adam Kowalczyk – rhythm guitar
• Michael "Railo" Railton – keyboards
• Christopher Thorn – rhythm guitar, slide guitar on "Face and Ghost" and "Dance with You"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 11 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 47 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 2 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 24 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 13 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 2 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16] 2 Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 48 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 47 UK Albums (OCC)[20] 56 US Billboard 200[21] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 36 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 20 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[24] 22 US Billboard 200[25] 192 Chart (2000) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[26] 34 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[27] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[28] 8

Singles

Song	Peak chart positions
	US	US (M.R.)	AUS	BEL (FL)	FIN	NED	NZ	UK
"The Dolphin's Cry"[29][30][31]	78	3	25	7	—	10	48	62
"Run to the Water"[30][32]	—	14	34	—^[A]	15	49	44	—
"They Stood Up for Love"[30][33]	—	31	—	1	—	44	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

• A^ : "Run to the Water" did not chart on the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 17 on the Ultratip chart.

References

1. Boldman, Gina "Allmusic Review". AllMusic.
2. Weingarten, Marc (October 8, 1999). "The Distance to Here Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
3. Powers, Ann (October 28, 1999). "Live: The Distance To Here : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 17, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
4. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 490. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone live album guide.
5. Mancini, Robert. "Creed Remains on Top as Live Makes Big Chart Debut". MTV News - October 13, 1999.
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